Editorial
      07:
      Talk
      is
      Cheap
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      savagely
      windy
      and
      rainy
      night
      rages
      outside
      as
      the
      Cadre
      gets
      put
      to
      bed
     
     
      in
      its
      yellow
      sleeper
      at
      a
      record
      hour.
      The
      sun
      has
      not
      even
      poked
      its
      head.
     
     
      out
      and
      |
      am
      preparing
      to
      head
      home.
      A
      revelation
      for
      those
      of
      us
      who
      do
     
     
      this.
      Much
      controversy
      has
      circled
      the
      paper
      this
      week.
      Let
      us
      just
      say
      that
     
     
      the
      paper’s
      freedom
      and
      autonomy
      were
      briefly
      threatened,
      but
      not
      for
      long.
     
     
      The
      incident
      itself
      is
      not
      worth
      describing
      in
      detail
      except
      to
      say
      that
      it
     
     
      proves,
      once
      again,
      that
      this
      university
      is
      full
      of
      people
      interested
      in
      solu-
     
     
      tions
      and
      in
      the
      greater
      good.
      No
      complaints
      from
      this
      desk.
      Freedom
      of
      the
     
     
      press
      is
      an
      absolute
      and
      we
      were
      glad
      to
      see
      our
      SU
      representatives
      show
     
     
      that
      they
      are,
      along
      with
      shrewd
      business
      people,
      smart
      enough
      to
      see
      the
     
     
      big
      picture.
      By
      the
      way,
      if
      you
      have
      a
      problem
      take
      it
      to
      the
      SU,
      2
      to1
      says
     
     
      they
      solve
      it
      for
      you
      (knock
      on
      Hogan’s
      door
      first).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      SU
      president
      deserves
      mention
      for
      his
      swift
      actions
      this
      week.
      The
      new
     
     
      president
      has
      calmly
      swept
      aside
      the
      first
      obstacle
      with
      which
      he
      was
     
     
      presented.
      Mr.
      DeRosiers
      has
      struck
      a
      deal
      with
      Computer
      Services
      and
     
     
      Security
      to
      allow
      Kelley
      building,
      and
      the
      computer
      labs
      therein,
      to
      stay
      open
     
     
      all
      night.
      Heads
      up
      to
      DeMoncton
      for
      a
      job
      done
      well.
      It
      was
      a
      matter
      of
     
     
      strange
      timing
      that
      the
      deal
      was
      made
      at
      almost
      exactly
      the
      same
      time
      The
     
     
      Cadre
      was
      released
      challenging
      the
      closing
      of
      the
      labs,
      or
      was
      it?
      Actually,
     
     
      the
      two
      were
      unrelated,
      no
      shit,
      well
      done
      John
      boy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Representation
      on
      any
      level
      is
      only
      as
      good
      as
      the
      constituency
      that
      it
     
     
      represents.
      It
      is
      not
      possible
      for
      the
      SU
      exec.,
      or,
      The
      Cadre
      to
      represent
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      well
      unless
      the
      student
      body
      is
      prepared
      to
      take
      an
      active
      role.
     
     
      We
      receive
      much
      criticism
      for
      the
      work
      we
      are
      producing
      here,
      most
      war-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ranted,
      some
      bitter
      and
      not
      even
      worth
      discussing,
      and
      we
      receive
      countless
     
     
      suggestions
      on
      how
      to
      make
      things
      better;
      what
      we
      do
      not
      receive,
      however,
     
     
      is
      much
      help.
      Not
      that
      |
      am
      asking,
      |
      am
      very
      happy
      with
      the
      team
      we
      have
     
     
      right
      now
      (except
      that
      1/3
      of
      the
      crew
      are
      in
      Newfoundland
      at
      a
      CUP
      confer-
     
     
      ence
      drinking
      their
      weight
      in
      shine
      no
      doubt).
      But
      you
      know,
      when
      a
      person
     
     
      stands
      in
      front
      of
      me
      and
      tells
      me
      how
      bad
      the
      paper
      is,
      and
      how
      it
      requires
     
     
      countless
      changes,
      |
      am
      interested
      to
      see
      what
      they
      will
      add.
      Deadline
      day
     
     
      comes
      and
      goes
      and
      the
      only
      people
      here
      are
      the
      ones
      who
      have
      been
      here
      all
     
     
      along,
      (man
      even
      our
      guys
      on
      the
      Rock
      filed
      Email
      style)
      so
      that
      is
      why
      |
      pay
     
     
      criticism
      little
      mind;
      in
      the
      end
      it
      boils
      down
      to
      what
      any
      one
      person
      is
     
     
      prepared
      to
      do.
      Like
      my
      homie
      Keith
      Richards
      said,
      “Talk
      is
      Cheap.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      a
      different
      note
      |
      have
      acquired
      a
      copy
      of
      the
      world’s
      greatest
      song,
     
     
      which
      |
      have
      been
      chasing
      for
      some
      ten
      years;
      actually
      my
      girl
      found
      it
      in
      a
     
     
      Wal-Mart
      discount
      bin.
      It
      is
      a
      great
      thing
      to
      look
      for
      something
      for
      a
      long
     
     
      time
      and
      then
      have
      it;
      but
      it
      is
      sad
      also.
      For
      years,
      every
      town
      |
      visited
      |
     
     
      looked
      in
      the
      local
      record
      store
      for
      this
      song,
      it
      never
      appeared
      on
      any
      album,
     
     
      but
      |
      checked
      every
      compilation,
      every
      bootleg,
      every
      mixed
      tape,
      to
      no
      avail.
     
     
      Now,
      whenever
      |
      walk
      into
      some
      beat
      record
      store
      |
      have
      no
      treasure
      to
      look
     
     
      for;
      no
      memory
      laden
      song
      aching
      for
      me
      to
      find
      it.
      |
      have
      it
      now,
      and
      that
     
     
      sort
      of
      makes
      me
      sad.
      |
      will
      be
      glad
      to
      play
      the
      record
      for
      anyone
      who
      comes
     
     
      and
      asks.
      As
      for
      its
      title,
      well
      that's
      between
      me,
      and
      Sherri,
      and
      Gerry
     
     
      Rafferty.
      Strange
      thoughts
      in
      my
      head
      this
      savage
      Sunday
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      hope
      that
      isn’t
      too
      vague.